Kensington, CA Housing


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Kensington, CA is an expensive place to live in terms of housing costs. The median value for a house in the area is $1,216,800 which is significantly higher than the US median of $338,100. Despite this high cost, Kensington has experienced a decent rate of appreciation over the last year at 7.93%, slightly lower than the US average of 8.27%. This suggests that although there is a high demand for housing in Kensington, it hasn't caused prices to skyrocket as much as it could have with such a strong market.

The median home cost in Kensington is $1,216,800. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 88.1%. Home Appreciation in Kensington is up 9.6%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Kensington real estate is 70 years old
The Rental Market in Kensington
- Renters make up 12.9% of the Kensington population
- 0.6% of houses and apartments in Kensington, are available to rent

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Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingKensington, CaliforniaUnited States
  2,217.0139,647,020.0
  7242
  $1,216,800$338,100
  9.6%16.6%
  16.9%57.0%
  88.1%101.1%
  $8.39$10.98
  $9,361$2,690
  81.2%57.4%
  5.5%11.2%
  13.3%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  0.6%1.9%
  0.0%0.4%
  0.0%0.7%
  0.0%0.4%
  0.7%3.6%
  4.2%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  0.7%2.6%
  0.0%2.4%
  0.0%2.8%
  0.0%3.9%
  0.0%4.5%
  0.0%11.3%
  0.0%13.0%
  0.0%20.1%
  0.0%13.6%
  1.1%8.3%
  7.9%9.7%
  27.1%3.9%
  43.2%2.2%
  13.0%0.8%
  7.0%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  0.4%13.6%
  0.4%13.6%
  0.7%13.6%
  1.4%13.2%
  2.7%14.8%
  0.7%13.6%
  31.3%10.0%
  21.4%4.7%
  31.7%12.2%
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Over 16 years ago

A great neighborhood for families. Upside: Very good elementary school. Close to Berkeley and San Francisco. Liberal views. Safe! Established neighborhood. Small town  More

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